Why Use Read-Aloud Books

Read-Aloud Books introduce and expose students to the sounds that different letters or combinations of letters make, help teachers provide models of fluent reading, and build oral and listening comprehension skills.

Alliteration with consonants or repetition of vowel sounds in each book provides opportunities for students to demonstrate listening for particular units of sound, or phonemes, in the initial, medial, and final positions of words.

How to Use Read-Aloud Books

Each Read-Aloud Lesson provides suggestions for listening and comprehension skills to explore with each book focused on the target sound or set of sounds.